MANILA http://www.newyorkrangersteamstore.com/adidas-adam-cracknell-jersey , July 18 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte wants to extend martial law in the entire Mindanao and nearby islands until the end of the year to ensure public safety and in order to quell the rebellion in the southern Philippines, his spokesman Ernesto Abella said on Tuesday.

Abella said that Duterte sent a seven-page letter to Congress Monday night requesting for an extension of martial law until Dec. 31, 2017, "or for such period of time as a congress may determine."

"The primary objective of the possible extension is to allow our forces to continue with their operation unhampered by deadlines and to focus more on the liberation of Marawi and its rehabilitation and rebuilding," Abella told a news conference at the Malacanang presidential palace.

Duterte declared martial law for 60 days on the entire Mindanao and nearby island provinces after extremists linked to Islamic State laid siege to Marawi City in May. The 60-day period will end on July 22.

Duterte has called congress for a special session on Saturday, the last day of the 60-day martial law declaration, "to deliberate and consider the possible extension of martial law in Mindanao," according to Abella.

Before writing a letter to congress, Duterte invited selected lawmakers to a dinner at the palace Monday night to brief them on the security situation in Mindanao. Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto, who was at the dinner, told local GMA News that Duterte bared his plan to extend martial law.

At the dinner, Sotto said Duterte painted a "scary" picture of terrorism in the southern Philippines and the threat that it could bring to the southern region if not contained.

Quoting Duterte, Sotto said that local terror groups are already "moving around" in Zamboanga and on the southern island of Jolo.

UNITED NATIONS， March 7 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations and its partners in Madagascar are working with the government's office of national disaster and risk management to respond to the immediate humanitarian needs following tropical cyclone Enawo， a UN spokesman said here Tuesday.

Tropical cyclone Enawo is the most powerful storm in 13 years.

""UN agencies have scaled up their presence to support the government in responding to the potentially devastating humanitarian impacts of this natural disaster which struck the island today，"" the deputy UN spokesman， Farhan Haq， said at a daily news briefing here.

About 760，000 people are likely to be directly affected and nine regions are at high risk of either floods or severe impact of winds.

Aid workers were on alert as the storm lashed the coastline， the reports said， adding that there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

Enawo is forecast to rapidly weaken as it drives inland over the mountainous terrain of Madagascar， the reports added. " Nasdaq-listed Ctrip posted an unexpected revenue growth of 42 percent in the third quarter year on year as China’s biggest online travel service provider benefited from booming accommodation and transport ticket services as well as its acquisition of Skyscanner.

Its revenue increased 42 percent annually to 7.9 billion yuan (US$1.2 billion) in July to September. Net profit in the quarter was 1.2 billion yuan, up from 24 million yuan a year ago during which it invested heavily to acquire air ticket search engine Skyscanner and completed the merger with another Chinese giant Qunar.

Shanghai-based Ctrip had expected third quarter revenue to grow 25 to 30 percent year on year.

In the quarter, accommodation reservation revenue jumped 36 percent year on year while transport ticketing revenue surged 41 percent, primarily driven by an increase in ticketing volume and the consolidation of Skyscanner's financial results. Other businesses, including packaged tours and corporate travel, also gained rapidly, said Ctrip.

The company expects revenue to jump 25-30 percent year on year in the fourth quarter.

Ctrip is also said to acquire trip, a travel recommendation startup, as it continues to expand overseas, according to media reports.

Madrid travel to the Basque country still reeling following Wednesday's 1-0 home defeat to Betis which means they have so far not won a league game in front of their fans this season, with Wednesday's defeat following draws against Valencia and Levante.

It has been a different story for Madrid on the road however, with a 3-0 win away to Deportivo la Coruna and a 3-1 victory over Real Sociedad last weekend, hinting perhaps Zinedine Zidane's side play better when they are more relaxed away from pressure cooker demands of the Santiago Bernabeu.